LAWRENCE AMPONSAH [MR. & MRS] AND MR. CAB-BAYUO & MR. BOMFEH. [2004]DLCHRAJ6105

Date	2004-05-19
Suit No.	Our Ref: CHRAJ/3212/2002/1040
Citation No.	[2004]DLCHRAJ6105

D.K. OFOSU QUARTEY

[2004]DLCHRAJ6105
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AMPONSAH [MR. &amp; MRS]<o:p></o:p>{COMPLAINANT}<o:p></o:p>AND<o:p></o:p>MR. CAB-BAYUO
&amp; MR. BOMFEH.<o:p></o:p>{RESPONDENT}<o:p></o:p>(CHRAJ)<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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Ref: CHRAJ/3212/2002/1040&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;19/05/2004<o:p></o:p>

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complainants are parents of an alleged victim of rape. They claim that the
Respondents who are the Chief State Attorney and District Director of Education
respectively in the Brong Ahafo Region are manipulating the trial of the
accused person because of their tribal links with the accused person in the
rape trial. They therefore sought several authorities including this Commission
to investigate the conduct of the Respondents.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:5.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
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the course of investigation, it came to light that the matter is being dealt
with by the Ministry of Justice. The matter is also one that is before a court
of law. By reason of the above the Commission decided that this matter ought
not to be investigated any further. Pursuant to Section 13 (1) (b) of the CHRAJ
Act.<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">13 (1) “Where in the course of the investigation of any
complaint it appears to the<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
margin-left:1.0in;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;mso-pagination:none;
border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">Commission -<o:p></o:p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">(b) That having regard to all the circumstances of the case,
any further investigation is unnecessary, it may refuse to investigate the
matter further."<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>